Virginia suffered their second consecutive defeat in ACC play with a 38-17 loss against Duke in a game the Blue Devils controlled from start to finish. Duke broke a 13-game losing streak in ACC play, picking up 242 yards and four touchdowns on 48 carries. The ‘Hoos were plagued by miscues as multiple penalties, a blocked punt, and a fumbled kickoff dug the Cavaliers into a hole that proved insurmountable.
After a promising start, the Virginia rushing attack struggled to get going against Duke as their leading rusher Perris Jones finished with just 41 yards. Things didn’t go much better through the air, as Brennan Armstrong completed just 19 of his 37 passes for 202 yards as well as one touchdown and one interception.